monthly subscription box round-up!

This is a totally new craze and I am loving it! These curated monthly crates are filled with goodies to suit any personality! Fun! I am especially into Lost Crates (hello! a box from Joy the Baker or Design Milk!) and Birchbox (what a deal!) Do you subscribe? Do you know of any other boxes that are worthwhile?

1 // Lost Crates - unique gift packages filled with design curated by really rad people - $ prices vary
2 // Citrus Lane - fun products for mom and baby - $25/mo.
3 // Umba Box - handmade surprises every month - $25/mo.
4 // Wittlebee - clothes for kids - $39.99/mo.
5 // Birchbox - the best beauty and lifestyle products for men or women - $10/mo. (!!!)

killer style // catherine sheppard

Sometimes something moves you so much, you just have to share.
Lately, I am IN LOVE with Catherine Sheppard of The Life Styled.
She is a fashion stylist in LA and shares awesome inspiration on her blog.

Her fashion posts are seriously killer though. Inspiring in every way. So well thought out.
Enjoy her. Let her know if you love her too!

// images above via Catherine Sheppard

color theory: red and pink

Red and pink: unexpected, yet predictable.
Red and pink are analogic on the color wheel. In other words, they are next to each other. Using shades of one color always looks good, but adventuring into the next analogic color is a little dangerous. You have to get just the right shades. This warm combo has me totally smitten. The perfect neon magenta with a bright fire engine red. Brilliant.

Where to try it?
Your fingernails, with your red jeans, in your next print design,  in your kitchen would be lovely.

photo via Coco Lee of Nicole Warne // Gary Pepper Vintage